Mt. Olive hadn't done well against Tri-City recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Mt. Olive Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Tri-City Tornadoes. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 victory the Tornadoes walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Mt. Olive got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-17, 18-25, 25-23.
Ellie Borrowman paced Mt. Olive's offense, picking up eight kills. Borrowman got some help from
Lili Anne Readenour and her 16 assists. Finally,
Melody Vazzi kept Mt. Olive's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Mt. Olive has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-20 record this season. As for Tri-City, they dropped their record down to 3-24 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withGreenfield/Northwestern at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tri-City, they will head out to face off against Pleasant Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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